PM71405: SOAPFAULT HTTP POST METHOD ONLY SUPPORTED BY THIS ENDPOINT

Obtain the fix for this APAR.

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Your CICS region receives an HTTP request via a TCPIPSERVICE.
  The transaction that processes this request issues an INVOKE
  SERVICE command.  The INVOKE SERVICE returns the following
  SOAP Fault -
     'HTTP POST method only supported by this endpoint'
  .
  This is due to code in DFHPISN that is validating the HTTP
  method used for Web Service requests when CICS is a provider.
  This code is also being incorrectly executed when CICS is
  acting as a requester.  The method from the original HTTP
  request is located and that causes the SOAP Fault to be
  generated.
  .
  Additional Symptom(s) Search Keyword(s): KIXREVrer
  INVOKE_WEBSERVICE RESP(16) RESP2(6) SOAPFAULT_CREATE
  FAULT_STRING HTTP_METHOD
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: All CICS users.                              *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: SOAP Fault happened when a HTTP         *
  *                      request with GET method is handled      *
  *                      by requester pipeline.                  *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  A HTTP request with GET method enters CICS from TCPIPSERVICE and
  starts a normal web alias task. The program running as part of
  the alias task issues an EXEC CICS INVOKE SERVICE command to
  call a remote Web Service. As part of the requester pipeline
  processing, DFHPISN gets called to handle SOAP envelope and
  checkHTTPPOST is incorrectly used to reject the HTTP request
  with GET by creating a 405 SOAP Fault. So the valid GET request
  is rejected and the invoked WEBSERVICE returned the SOAP fault.
  

Problem conclusion

• DFHPISN has been changed to invoke checkHTTPPOST only if the
  PIPELINE is a provider and processing the inbound message.
  

Temporary fix

• FIX AVAILABLE BY PTF ONLY
  

Comments

APAR Information

• APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:

• APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:

  UK82074

Modules/Macros

•    DFHPISN
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  CICS TS Z/OS V4

• Fixed component ID

  5655S9700

Applicable component levels

• R700 PSY UK82074

     UP12/09/28 P F209

Fix is available

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